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Press Release26 September 2024Siemens MobilityMunich
RS Lease expands fleet with up to 65 new Vectrons
Vectron MS locomotive
Tibor Cunderlik,
CEO RS Lease: "In
2017, we decided to enter into a strategic collaboration with Siemens in the
field of locomotives. This partnership enables us to offer our customers
throughout the entire Central European region the most modern and
technologically advanced locomotives. Vectron locomotives contribute to the
improvement of railway services and have elevated rail traffic safety to an
entirely new level."
Steffen Bobsien, Head of Locomotives and Coaches
Siemens Mobility: "With their flexibly deployable Vectron
fleet, RS Lease is already making an important contribution to even more
attractive mobility offerings on environmentally friendly railways. Whether
it's climate-friendly logistics chains or modern passenger transport, we
support RS Lease's planned growth trajectory with additional locomotives."
The new Vectron locomotives
have a maximum output of up to 6.4 MW and can reach a top speed of up to 200
km/h. They will be a valuable addition to RS Lease's current fleet of Vectron
MS locomotives. The production of the new locomotives will take place at the
Siemens Mobility factory in Munich-Allach, with the chassis being sourced from
the global competence center in Graz.
Currently, RS Lease
operates a modern fleet of approximately 90 Vectron MS locomotives. With this
new contract, RS Lease will have the opportunity to expand its fleet to up to
155 locomotives.
For the existing fleet, a
full-service maintenance agreement is in place between RS Lease and Siemens
Mobility. Discussions are underway to extend this contract to cover the
new vehicles.
Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in intelligent transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €10.5 billion and employed around 39,800 people worldwide. Further information is available at:
www.siemens.com/mobility